Riyadh vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$921
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
86
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.79M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 38% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3292nd and 656th ($1586 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 796th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$18156

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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$2332
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$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085